Oval “Ah!”
During the 10 years that Markus Popp (a.k.a. Oval) has refrained from releasing any of […]
During the 10 years that Markus Popp (a.k.a. Oval) has refrained from releasing any of his melodically experimental electronic tunes, it seems the producer has been quietly reformatting his approach. Ditching form for function, Popp used a $500 PC and some run-of-the-mill computer software to flesh out his weighty 15-track EP (!) and 70-track double-disc album (!!), scheduled for release in June and September, respectively. “Ah!” is the second track from the upcoming LP O, and it offers just the smallest taste of what to expect from Oval’s over-sized project: plinking synths played by hand, impeccably programmed drum sounds, and lilting atmospherics rising and falling behind it all.
